PALEENCEPHALON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex

Synonyms:

palaeencephalon; paleencephalon; paleoencephalon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("paleencephalon" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

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